(p. 820) bhūśaṇḍi, bhūśaṇḍī (myth.) a crow living through ages; (ridi.) a very old person with out-of-date notions and often acting as a wet blanket on the joviality of youngsters; (cp.) a killjoy. 19)

(p. 816) bhāsā to float, to drift; to swim; to be buoyant; to be flooded (with) (বন্যায় দেশ ভাসা); to rise or strike or appear in, to occur to (মনে ভাসা); (fig.) to be overflowing. ভাসান n. immersion (as of an image of a deity); a kind of folksong celebrating activities of some deities (মনসার ভাসান). ভাসা-ভাসা a. shallow, superficial. ভাসা-ভাসা জ্ঞান indexlearning, skin-deep or superficial knowledge. ভাসানো v. to cause to float; to float; to levitate, to set adrift; to flood or overflow. 6)

(p. 810) bhādra, bhādrapada the fifth month of the Bengali calendar (from the middle of August to the middle of September). 32)

(p. 826) bhrūṇa a foetus, an embryo. ̃সম্বন্ধীয় a. foetal. ̃হত্যা n. foeticide. ভ্রূণহত্যা করা v. to destroy a foetus; to cause an unlawful abortion.

(p. 816) bhindipāla an ancient missile. 27)

(p. 813) bhāri the skylark; the quail. 20)

(p. 802) bhaṭṭa one of a class of heralds professionally singing or reciting family panegyrics; a panegyrist; a learned man, a scholar, a pundit; a teacher, a master. ̃পল্লি n. a village or locality inhabited by a large number of pundits. ভট্টাচার্য n. a title of some Brahmans. ভট্টারক n. a learned man, a scholar, a king, a prince; the sun. পরমভট্টারক n. a title of honour applied to a king, His Majesty or Your Majesty. 34)

(p. 808) bhallāta, bhallātaka a kind of nut-bearing plant or its nut, the gall-nut (?), the anacardium (?). 2)

(p. 816) bhikṣita begged; obtained by begging. 12)

(p. 802) bhadrāsana homestead. 44)

(p. 808) bhāginēẏa (of a man) a sister's son; (of a woman) a son of one's husband's sister, a nephew. fem. ভাগিনেয়ী a niece. 36)

(p. 819) bhula an error, a mistake, a blunder; an omission; oblivion; delirium (ভুল বকা). a. erroneous, incorrect, wrong. ভুল করা v. to err; to blunder; to commit or make a mistake; to mistake (লোক বা পথ ভুল করা); to be guilty of omission; to forget. ভুল ভাঙা v. to be disillusioned. ভুল হওয়া v. to be wrong or incorrect; to be mistaken or omitted or forgotten. ̃চুক, ̃ভ্রান্তি n. pl. errors and omissions. ঠিকে ভুল an error in addition; (loos.) an error in fundamentals. ভুলা, ভোলা, ভুল করা v. to mistake, to err. to blunder; to forget; to omit; to be relieved of (দুঃখ ভোলা); to be indifferent or callous to (কর্তব্য ভোলা); to be charmed or bewitched (সুন্দর মুখ দেখে ভোলা); to be enticed or deceived or tempted (প্রলোভনে ভোলা); to be cajoled (স্তোকবাক্যে ভোলা); to be wheedled (খেলা দিলে ছেলেটা ভোলে); to be consoled (গান শুনলে তাপিত হৃদয় ভুলবে). ভুলানো v. to cause to err or mistake or forget or omit; to relieve of; to charm, to bewitch; to entice; to deceive, to tempt; to cajole; to wheedle; to console. a. causing to err or mistake or forget or omit; relieving of; charming, bewitching; enticing, deceiving, tempting; cajoling; wheedling; consoling, ভুলানি, ভুলুনি a. & fem. one who charms or bewitches or entices or tempts or cajoles or wheedles. masc. ভুলানে । ভুলুনে, ভুলো a. apt to err, forgetful, oblivious. ভুলের মাশুল দেওয়া to pay for one's mistake or thoughtless act or folly. 11)

(p. 802) bhaka expressing; the noise of sudden emission of smoke, smell etc., or ejection of phlegm. 6)

(p. 802) bharasā reliance, confidence, trust; faith; a prop, support; a shelter, a refuge; hope, expectation; strength or dependence (কোন ভরসার চাকরি ছাড়লে). ভরসা করা v. to rely on; to hope, to expect; to depend on. ভরসা থাকা v. to have reliance on or confidence; to have a hope, to have expectation. ভরসা দেওয়া v. to promise support or help; to encourage; to assure. 78)

(p. 802) bhari a unit of weight equal to 18 grains or a little over 11 grams. 80)